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Lyrissa lives in Africa. She is 9 months old and does not weigh enough due to malnutrition. Her tissues are wasting away. Lyrissa suffers from _____.

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Answer:

correct answer is Marasmus

Step-by-step explanation:

Lyrissa is suffer by Marasmus because Marasmus is the form of malnutrition

and main symptom of marasmus is being underweight as loss of body fat and muscle and it happen if we intake of nutrient and energy too low

and in the children with marasmus can't grow as children as usually

and it also happen if we consume wrong nutrient or too much of one

so here correct answer is Marasmus

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